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Time Change 2025 in France

Next change:
Mar
30
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30 Mar 2025, 02:00

Country: France
Long Name: French Republic
Abbreviations: FR, FRA
Capital: Paris
Time Zones: 2 (Main Country)
Total Time Zones: 13 (with dependencies)
Dial Code: +33

30 Mar

Forward 1 hour

30 Mar 2025 - Daylight Saving Time Starts

When local standard time is about to reach
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 02:00:00 clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 03:00:00 local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour later on 30 Mar 2025 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

26 Oct

Back 1 hour

26 Oct 2025 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

When local daylight time is about to reach
Sunday, 26 October 2025, 03:00:00 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, 26 October 2025, 02:00:00 local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 26 Oct 2025 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028

When Does DST Start and End in France?

In continental France, which includes the capital Paris, the Daylight Saving Time (DST) period starts on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October, together with most other European countries.

Although the collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon also uses DST (see below), the times displayed above apply only to continental France.

Which Departments, Regions, External Territories, Islands, Overseas Countries and Districts use Daylight Saving Time in 2025

Areas in France using DST in 2025
Areas in France on standard time all of 2025

Daylight Saving Time Info

DST in Locations in France (105 Locations)

Agen30 Mar – 26 OctChartres30 Mar – 26 OctNancy30 Mar – 26 Oct
Aix-en-Provence30 Mar – 26 OctChâteauroux30 Mar – 26 OctNantes30 Mar – 26 Oct
Ajaccio30 Mar – 26 OctChaumont30 Mar – 26 OctNevers30 Mar – 26 Oct
Albi30 Mar – 26 OctCherbourg-Octeville30 Mar – 26 OctNice30 Mar – 26 Oct
Alençon30 Mar – 26 OctClermont-Ferrand30 Mar – 26 OctNîmes30 Mar – 26 Oct
Amiens30 Mar – 26 OctDigne-les-Bains30 Mar – 26 OctNiort30 Mar – 26 Oct
Angers30 Mar – 26 OctDijon30 Mar – 26 OctOrléans30 Mar – 26 Oct
Angoulême30 Mar – 26 OctDole30 Mar – 26 OctPamiers30 Mar – 26 Oct
Annecy30 Mar – 26 OctDouai30 Mar – 26 OctParis30 Mar – 26 Oct
Annonay30 Mar – 26 OctÉvreux30 Mar – 26 OctPau30 Mar – 26 Oct
Auch30 Mar – 26 OctÉvry-Courcouronnes30 Mar – 26 OctPérigueux30 Mar – 26 Oct
Aurillac30 Mar – 26 OctGap30 Mar – 26 OctPerpignan30 Mar – 26 Oct
Auxerre30 Mar – 26 OctGrenoble30 Mar – 26 OctPoitiers30 Mar – 26 Oct
Avignon30 Mar – 26 OctGuéret30 Mar – 26 OctPort-aux-FrancaisNo DST
Bastia30 Mar – 26 OctIstres30 Mar – 26 OctQuimper30 Mar – 26 Oct
Beauvais30 Mar – 26 OctLa Roche-sur-Yon30 Mar – 26 OctReims30 Mar – 26 Oct
Belfort30 Mar – 26 OctLa Rochelle30 Mar – 26 OctRennes30 Mar – 26 Oct
Bellac30 Mar – 26 OctLaon30 Mar – 26 OctRodez30 Mar – 26 Oct
Besançon30 Mar – 26 OctLaval30 Mar – 26 OctRouen30 Mar – 26 Oct
Biarritz30 Mar – 26 OctLe Havre30 Mar – 26 OctRoyan30 Mar – 26 Oct
Blois30 Mar – 26 OctLe Mans30 Mar – 26 OctSaint-Brieuc30 Mar – 26 Oct
Bordeaux30 Mar – 26 OctLe Puy-en-Velay30 Mar – 26 OctSaint-Denis30 Mar – 26 Oct
Boulogne-Billancourt30 Mar – 26 OctLens30 Mar – 26 OctSaint-Étienne30 Mar – 26 Oct
Bourg-en-Bresse30 Mar – 26 OctLille30 Mar – 26 OctStrasbourg30 Mar – 26 Oct
Bourges30 Mar – 26 OctLimoges30 Mar – 26 OctTarbes30 Mar – 26 Oct
Brest30 Mar – 26 OctLyon30 Mar – 26 OctToulon30 Mar – 26 Oct
Brive-la-Gaillarde30 Mar – 26 OctMarseille30 Mar – 26 OctToulouse30 Mar – 26 Oct
Caen30 Mar – 26 OctMeaux30 Mar – 26 OctTours30 Mar – 26 Oct
Cahors30 Mar – 26 OctMende30 Mar – 26 OctTroyes30 Mar – 26 Oct
Cannes30 Mar – 26 OctMetz30 Mar – 26 OctValence (Drôme)30 Mar – 26 Oct
Carcassonne30 Mar – 26 OctMont-de-Marsan30 Mar – 26 OctVannes30 Mar – 26 Oct
Chalon-sur-Saône30 Mar – 26 OctMontauban30 Mar – 26 OctVerdun30 Mar – 26 Oct
Châlons-en-Champagne30 Mar – 26 OctMontpellier30 Mar – 26 OctVersailles30 Mar – 26 Oct
Chambéry30 Mar – 26 OctMoulins (Allier)30 Mar – 26 OctVesoul30 Mar – 26 Oct
Charleville-Mézières30 Mar – 26 OctMulhouse30 Mar – 26 OctVilleurbanne30 Mar – 26 Oct

Daylight Saving Time in Dependencies of France

DependencyTypeDaylight Saving Time Period
Clipperton IslandOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
French GuianaOverseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
French PolynesiaOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time
French Southern TerritoriesOverseas territoryNo Daylight Saving Time
GuadeloupeOverseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
MartiniqueOverseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
MayotteOverseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
New CaledoniaOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time
Réunion (French)Overseas departmentNo Daylight Saving Time
Saint BarthélemyOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time
Saint MartinOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time
Saint Pierre and MiquelonOverseas collectivity9 Mar – 2 Nov (Different dates than France)
Wallis and FutunaOverseas collectivityNo Daylight Saving Time

Daylight Saving Time History in France

  • France first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1916.
  • France has observed DST for 80 years between 1916 and 2025 (DST in at least one location).
  • Previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1975.
  • See Worldwide DST Statistics

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